YOUR CART

Our Approach

Empower communities to reduce and recover value from waste through education and enterprise

Our Work

Building Capacity for Community Composting in Urban Areas

Is community scale composting scalable and viable for urban areas? Explore this page to learn why community scale composting should be in every city's toolkit to keep organics out of landfills.

Popup Compost Cookouts

Experience hassle-free composting and divert food waste from the landfill. We'll bring the bins, food scraps, tools and personnel, and clean everything up once we're done!

Sourcing Farm Seconds for Value Recovery

Food waste is generated at every step of the harvesting and distributing process. Read the full report on the primary causes of food waste on farms and the opportunities for value recovery. View the photo story accompanying this report.

Value Recovery of Certain Materials in the Waste Stream

We work with generators to find secondary applications and create markets in consumer, industrial and agricultural industries for high volume and high value materials found in the waste stream.

Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach

Engaging stakeholders in the early stages of the planning process is key to the long term success of any Zero Waste or Climate Action Plan. Our credibility in the community and commitment towards participative waste management allows us to engage a diverse group of stakeholders. ​Stakeholder Engagement Strategy - County of San Diego

​Designing Recycling Programs

Recycling programs for schools, businesses and corporate campuses, should be designed so they become second nature. Seemingly small details such as location of bins, color, signage can underpin the success of programs.

We design education and outreach materials to convey waste related concepts and best practices. We also offer Zero Waste workshops to empower individuals to lead the waste reduction efforts in their schools, workplaces and communities.

Waste Audits and Zero Waste Plans

Waste audits provide evidence on where and how resources are lost in a system. Insights from waste audits form the building blocks in crafting Zero Waste plans for our clients. See results from an audit we performed for a middle school and the resulting Zero Waste Plan.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Andrea Altmann

Inika Small Earth, Inc. is a 501c(3) tax exempt, non-profit corporation. Donations can be made via Paypal.Thank you for joining us in this journey towards a circular economy that benefits our communities and our planet.